Vuitton Brings Intergalactic Vibes to Close of Paris Fashion Week

A model presents a creation by French designer Nicolas Ghesquiere as part of his Spring/Summer 2019 women's ready-to-wear collection show for Louis Vuitton next to the Louvre Pyramid during the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

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PARIS (Reuters)

LVMH’s Louis Vuitton presented a new collection fit for a space odyssey at the end of Paris Fashion Week on Monday, with futuristic, crystal-strewn looks, oversized sleeves and patterned dresses evoking skylines

Under white neon tube lights, models snaked around a specially constructed catwalk in one of the courtyards of the Louvre museum, with a front row that drew screen stars including Paul Bettany, Alicia Vikander and Cate Blanchett.

A model presents a creation by French designer Nicolas Ghesquiere as part of his Spring/Summer 2019 women’s ready-to-wear collection show for Louis Vuitton next to the Louvre Pyramid during the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

The show was the latest big budget display from the heavyweights of the luxury industry, with France’s LVMH also pulling out all the stops for its revamp of Celine last week, and cross-town rival Kering parading models at Saint Laurent under the Eiffel Tower.

At Vuitton, designer Nicolas Guesquiere gave mesh dresses a sci-fi vibe with angular shoulders, while some looks featured ruffles and bouffant sleeves worthy of a space-age musketeer. More sober styles included suit jackets with zipper fastenings.

A bag is seen in detail as a model presents a creation by French designer Nicolas Ghesquiere as part of his Spring/Summer 2019 women’s ready-to-wear collection show for Louis Vuitton next to the Louvre Pyramid during the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Some models donned other-worldly white bonnets, while most displayed an assortment of bags, including some shaped like gourds. Vuitton began as a luggage maker and still makes the bulk of its sales from high-margin leather goods.

(Reporting by Sarah White; editing by Andrew Roche)

A model presents a creation by French designer Nicolas Ghesquiere as part of his Spring/Summer 2019 women’s ready-to-wear collection show for Louis Vuitton next to the Louvre Pyramid during the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A model presents a creation by French designer Nicolas Ghesquiere as part of his Spring/Summer 2019 women’s ready-to-wear collection show for Louis Vuitton next to the Louvre Pyramid during the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A model presents a creation by French designer Nicolas Ghesquiere as part of his Spring/Summer 2019 women’s ready-to-wear collection show for Louis Vuitton next to the Louvre Pyramid during the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A model presents a creation by French designer Nicolas Ghesquiere as part of his Spring/Summer 2019 women’s ready-to-wear collection show for Louis Vuitton next to the Louvre Pyramid during the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A bag is seen in detail as a model presents a creation by French designer Nicolas Ghesquiere as part of his Spring/Summer 2019 women’s ready-to-wear collection show for Louis Vuitton next to the Louvre Pyramid during the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes